Technical Indicators Reference

HyperSync supports 12+ technical indicators for building strategies. All calculations use the technicalindicators library.

Trend Indicators

SMA (Simple Moving Average)

What it does: Calculates the average closing price over N periods.

Parameter	Default	Range
Period	20	2 - 500

Common uses:

• Trend direction (price above/below SMA)

• Support/resistance levels

• Crossover signals (SMA 50 × SMA 200)

Example rule: "Enter long when price > SMA(200)" — Only trade in the direction of the long-term trend.

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EMA (Exponential Moving Average)

What it does: Like SMA, but gives more weight to recent prices.

Parameter	Default	Range
Period	20	2 - 500

Common uses:

• More responsive trend following

• EMA crossovers (EMA 12 × EMA 26)

• Dynamic support/resistance

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MACD (Moving Average Convergence Divergence)

What it does: Shows the relationship between two moving averages.

Parameter	Default	Range
Fast Period	12	2 - 100
Slow Period	26	2 - 200
Signal Period	9	2 - 50

Outputs: MACD Line, Signal Line, Histogram

Common uses:

• MACD crosses above signal line → Bullish

• MACD crosses below signal line → Bearish

• Histogram divergence from price

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VWAP (Volume Weighted Average Price)

What it does: Average price weighted by trading volume.

Parameter	Default	Range
Period	Session	-

Common uses:

• Institutional trading benchmark

• Price above VWAP → Bullish bias

• Price below VWAP → Bearish bias

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Momentum Indicators

RSI (Relative Strength Index)

What it does: Measures speed and magnitude of price changes (0-100 scale).

Parameter	Default	Range
Period	14	2 - 100

Key levels:

• < 30: Oversold (potential buy)

• > 70: Overbought (potential sell)

• 50: Neutral/trend confirmation

Common uses:

• Mean reversion (buy oversold, sell overbought)

• Trend confirmation (RSI > 50 for uptrend)

• Divergence detection

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Stochastic Oscillator

What it does: Compares closing price to price range over N periods (0-100 scale).

Parameter	Default	Range
K Period	14	2 - 100
D Period	3	2 - 50

Outputs: %K (fast), %D (slow/signal)

Key levels:

• < 20: Oversold

• > 80: Overbought

Common uses:

• %K crosses above %D → Buy signal

• %K crosses below %D → Sell signal

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Volatility Indicators

Bollinger Bands

What it does: Creates bands around a moving average using standard deviations.

Parameter	Default	Range
Period	20	2 - 100
Std Dev	2.0	0.5 - 4.0

Outputs: Upper Band, Middle Band (SMA), Lower Band

Common uses:

• Price touching lower band → Potential buy (mean reversion)

• Price touching upper band → Potential sell (mean reversion)

• Band squeeze → Breakout incoming

• Breakout above upper band → Bullish continuation

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ATR (Average True Range)

What it does: Measures market volatility.

Parameter	Default	Range
Period	14	2 - 100

Common uses:

• Dynamic stop loss placement (e.g., 2× ATR below entry)

• Position sizing (smaller positions in high volatility)

• Breakout confirmation (move > 1.5× ATR)

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Volume Indicators

OBV (On-Balance Volume)

What it does: Running total of volume, adding on up days and subtracting on down days.

Parameter	Default	Range
(none)	-	-

Common uses:

• OBV trending up → Accumulation (bullish)

• OBV trending down → Distribution (bearish)

• OBV divergence from price → Potential reversal

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Combining Indicators

The real power comes from combining indicators. Here are proven combinations:

Trend + Momentum

Entry: Price > SMA(200) AND RSI(14) < 40
Logic: Trade in trend direction, enter on pullbacks

Momentum + Volatility

Entry: RSI(14) < 30 AND Price < Lower Bollinger Band(20, 2)
Logic: Double confirmation of oversold conditions

Multi-Timeframe Confluence

Entry: MACD histogram > 0 AND RSI(14) > 50 AND Price > EMA(50)
Logic: All indicators agree on bullish momentum

See Condition Logic for how to build complex multi-condition strategies.